Cristóbal Téllez de Almanza

Cristóbal Téllez de Almanza
12th Governor-General of the Philippines
In office
June 24, 1606  June 15, 1608
Monarch Philip III of Spain
Preceded by Pedro Bravo de Acuña
Succeeded by Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia
Personal details
Religion Roman Catholicism

Cristóbal Téllez de Almanza was an auditor licentiate taking over military affairs before becoming the 12th governor of the Philippines under Spanish colonial rule.[1] The series of Japanese insurrections began just last year, 1606, when a son of a Japanese was killed by a Spaniard. The Japanese then plotted a revolt. The second Japanese insurrection occurred in 1607.[2]

References

  1. "Governors of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period". 1997–2002. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  2. Joaquin, Nick (1990). Manila,My Manila. Vera-Reyes, Inc.
Preceded by
Pedro Bravo de Acuña
Spanish Governor - Captain General of the Philippines
16061608
Succeeded by
Rodrigo de Vivero y Velasco
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